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Matsuvah Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafi Aharoni got the match started through his kick off. Eshkol Mosheh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to FC Gishala getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Mike Rozen hit a great ball. When SC Matsuvah's Daniel Geltzman in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Gishala's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mike Rozen during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SC Matsuvah booed when FC Gishala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mike Rozen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Jasper Brand dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aviron Landau, 1-0. If Eshkol Mosheh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, FC Gishala's Aviron Landau got control of the ball when Eshkol Mosheh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Toviel Gott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aviron Landau having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toviel Gott in the 18th minute of play forced FC Gishala's goalkeeper Aviron Landau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aviron Landau came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Matsuvah's Toviel Gott. But to his dismay, Toviel Gott quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, FC Gishala's goalkeeper Aviron Landau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jasper Brand. Raviv Anielewicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aviron Landau having to interfere. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Jasper Brand sped through FC Gishala's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aviron Landau. If Jasper Brand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Daniel Geltzman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aviron Landau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nuriel Koren fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Gishala's protests and gave Nuriel Koren a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SC Matsuvah booed when FC Gishala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuriel Koren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 32 played minutes SC Matsuvah got a freekick which was hit by Raviv Anielewicz. Avinathan Eisenshtadt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuriel Koren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aviron Landau made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Baal Tarratut sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in FC Gishala's zone, Toviel Gott stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aviron Landau came out of the goal and Toviel Gott tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baal Tarratut might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aviron Landau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baal Tarratut ran back to his position shaking his head. When SC Matsuvah's Daniel Geltzman in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Gishala's goalie prevented a goal. 44 minutes into the match, FC Gishala's goalkeeper Aviron Landau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toviel Gott. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Don Kremer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Avinathan Eisenshtadt having to make a save. In the 52nd minute, Daniel Geltzman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Matsuvah fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 55 minutes into the match, Daniel Geltzman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aviron Landau. FC Gishala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Geltzman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After some careless play in the FC Gishala defense, Toviel Gott kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aviron Landau. The FC Gishala fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aviron Landau should have stopped the shot. In the 70th minute, Toviel Gott ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aviron Landau was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Toviel Gott managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Matsuvah's supporters rose to their feet, but Toviel Gott was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aviron Landau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aviron Landau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Geltzman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute SC Matsuvah were awarded a corner. Daniel Geltzman went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 79thth minute of the game Baal Tarratut who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Gishala's Aviron Landau was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aviron Landau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toviel Gott, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Geltzman in the 87th minute of play forced FC Gishala's goalkeeper Aviron Landau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toviel Gott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aviron Landau having to interfere. Aviron Landau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Geltzman, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Toviel Gott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aviron Landau having to interfere. Baal Tarratut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aviron Landau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baal Tarratut in the 96th minute of play.